Scotland Food & Drink is delighted to offer a Meet the Buyer event with Baxter Storey on Wednesday 3rd November 2010 at the Dakota Hotel, Edinburgh

Baxter Storey is Britain’s leading independent food provider to business & industry, operating employee restaurants and executive dining rooms for over 400 business across the UK including Sainsbury’s, M&S to Virgin Atlantic, Carnival UK and Oracle.

The multi-award winning company continues to drive strong growth north of the Border, now boasting more than 40 Scottish sites including the flagship BBC Scotland head office in Glasgow and, most recently, Edinburgh Castle.

Baxter Storey prides itself on its passion for excellent food made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients, its strong customer focus and coaching and developing staff, with a Chef Academy headed by Michelin-starred Nigel Haworth and John Campbell.

The company is looking to expand its strong supplier base and discover new products that stand out in terms of quality, provenance and sustainability. Truly excellent, artisan products across all categories are sought, including:

• Artisan bread and bakery products

• Sandwiches (made from scratch with fresh ingredients)

• Foodservice biscuits, chocolates & snacks

• Potatoes, vegetables and soft fruits (fresh and frozen)

• Meat and fish

• Scottish juices/soft drinks

• Anything unique/a little different would be particularly welcome

Companies will be required to submit an application form for consideration by Baxter Storey. Successful applicants will be invited to attend a pre-determined 20-minute Meet the Buyer slot lot in either the morning or afternoon with representatives of the senior team including the Regional Managing Director for Scotland and the North, Director Procurement and the Company Executive Chef.

This will be preceded by an informal chat about the company with the Business Development Manager.

Prior to the event, successful applicants will be issued with a full briefing pack to ensure that they are fully prepared for the Meet the Buyer session.

The event costs £75 + VATcredits for members and £150 + VAT for non-members.

For further information and an application form please email Fiona Richmond or call her on 0131 524 8644.

This event is not being run by Ocurem, and therefore Ocurem are not responsible for this event.

With a population of 10.5 million (2006) and a GDP of €155.2bn (£124.3bn) Portugal has some of the greatest potential for development and investment of any of the current EU members. Since its accession to the EU in 1986, Portugal’s economy has expanded rapidly and annual average GDP growth has been well above the EU average, despite a recent slowdown. Overall the country’s main suppliers are from UK, Spain Germany, France and Italy.

COST:

£50

How to book:

Make cheques payable to Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and send to the address below for the attention of Shernel Stevenson.

Shernel Stevenson

Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce

Severn House

Prescott Drive

Warndon Business Park

WR4 9NE

Tel: +44 (0)845 641 1509

Fax: +44 (0)845 641 4641

Email: shernels@hwchamber.co.uk

This event is not being run by Ocurem, and therefore Ocurem are not responsible for this event.

Speciality food manufacturers are being invited to pitch their wares to buyers at upmarket food retailer Booths at a Waterstones branch in London on October 7th as the firm seeks to spice up its range.

The event has been designed to enable Booths to source innovative new products and help small manufacturers understand the retailer’s requirements.

Booths has 26 stores in the north of England and has built up a strong reputation for working with small, innovative food and drink manufacturers.

For more details about the opportunities on offer at the morning-only event click here

This event is not being run by Ocurem, and therefore Ocurem are not responsible for this event.

Fabulous new tender found this morning for the supply of prepared sandwiches and wet salad bowls the tender is worth £1,770,000 and has a time period of 3 years. The people running this tender are the Procurement and Logistics Services for Belfast. if you are interested in this tender or would like anymore information please contact audrey.vennard@hscni.net or contact us.

Just found a fab new tender for the supply of cheese. This contract has been split up into three different lots and is worth £1,149,444. The contract lasts for 2 years as well… So if you are of any interest please contact fin.procurement@lancashire.gov.uk